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The public safety gap hiding in plain sight
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Why does the frontline of public safety need to be connected?
Hundreds of thousands of licensed security officers form the largest visible line of defence for the UK’s people and places part of the country’s national security infrastructure yet they routinely work in isolation, with no shared picture of the area around them.
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Safety was never one person's job
Hundreds of thousands of licensed security officers stand on the frontline of public safety, guarding venues, protecting businesses, patrolling estates and stepping in when something goes wrong. Ask any of them about the job and the same theme returns. The hardest part isn’t always the incident itself. It is facing it alone.
Read moreThe public safety gap hiding in plain sight
The UK’s public safety environment has rarely been more demanding. Venues are now required to keep documented procedures for coordinating with security and the emergency services. Threats have grown more complex and more connected — from suspicious activity and hostile reconnaissance to attacks on crowded places. The threats have changed.
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